Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs El Salvador: Merchandise trade

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
66.1%
in 2025
El Salvador
66.1%
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
73rd
El Salvador rank
72nd

Merchandise trade over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • El Salvador
020406080196019922025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 66.1% against 66.1% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 73rd and El Salvador ranks 72nd of 204 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 14.1% 42.8% 28.7% El Salvador
1970s 13.7% 54.9% 41.2% El Salvador
1980s 36.1% 44.9% 8.8% El Salvador
1990s 34.5% 50.6% 16.1% El Salvador
2000s 31.6% 69.2% 37.6% El Salvador
2010s 43.3% 69.0% 25.7% El Salvador
2020s 58.2% 67.1% 8.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 66.1% against 66.1% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and El Salvador?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and El Salvador?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise trade?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 73rd and El Salvador ranks 72nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs El Salvador: Merchandise trade. Statizoid, drawing on World Trade Organization (WTO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-trade-percent-of-gdp/congo-dem-rep/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-trade-percent-of-gdp/congo-dem-rep/el-salvador/">Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs El Salvador: Merchandise trade</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.